Am really enjoying the 85 1.8D on my D700. I was afraid I would find the focal length too short, but I'm actually enjoying the dof so much that I'm just using my feet to make up the extra reach

D700
85 1.8D
F2.2
1/640th
Iso 200
Spot metering.

I actually shot one shot with matrix metering and because of the bright background , the camera thought oh no, don't want to blow the whole out the highlights to hell and gone, lets expose as a whole, and let Greg bring the subject out in post. Second I saw the result of the first shot, quick as a flash ( ), swapped to Spot metering, and got a better shot than the first (better pose). Who says street/candid photography just get you dirty looks? Granted I was wearing my 'birthday best', and didn't do what I normally do, which is to act as if I haven't realised that the person knows I've just taken their photo (turning away and avoiding eye contact and generally looking suspicious). Instead, I took a second shot, smiled at her, and showed her the photo, to which she replied, very cool. My my what a little bit of confidence can do :q